MailChimp vs SolarWinds

MailChimp is an email marketing service provider, founded in 2001. It is a web-based application, although data can be downloaded and for some features there is an offline application. The company's logo is a chimpanzee, and the site includes numerous chimp-related graphics and humor on its website and in its communications. MailChimp began as a paid service and added a freemium option eight years later.

SolarWinds Inc. develops enterprise information technology infrastructure management software for IT professionals. In 2007, SolarWinds raised funding from Austin Ventures, Bain Capital and Insight Venture Partners. SolarWinds completed its initial public offering of $112.5 million in 2009. In 2012, SolarWinds' total revenue reached $269 million. In June 2014, the company purchased the Swedish web-monitoring company Pingdom.